The cold desert vegetation of this wildlife sanctuary is sparse but the marginal conditions have resulted in species with some remarkable characteristics.
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Maize is cropped almost everywhere in Ecuador, with the exception of the Altiplano, the cold desert highlands 3000 meters above sea level.
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Mysterious white beams stream down into the cold desert from saucer-shaped craft . Sonic booms rumble in the valleys at all hours.
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At least 300 others were stranded near the tourist hub of Leh, the largest town in the cold desert plateau of Ladakh.
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In the mountains to the East is a region known as syrt-an " alpine cold desert " located at average altitudes around.
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It was a big, complicated field experiment laboratory, full of dust and confusion, short on vehicles, in this terrible high cold desert situation.
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Other regions of the world have cold deserts, including areas of the Himalayas and other high-altitude areas in other parts of the world.
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Standing under a full moon in the cold desert, their reaction was subdued, as if they had just been given a solemn mission.
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Khovd has a cold desert climate ( K�ppen climate classification " BWk " ) with long, dry, frigid winters and short warm summers.
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The Actual Line of Control is in the disputed frontier between the two countries in India's cold desert of Ladakh in northern Jammu-Kashmir state.
